Grey Spatium 10

Filtering out the aether-laced surroundings, I focused on the unique signatures that each of the Spear Beaks had as more and more of them arrived at the mouth of the tunnel.

Not enough…

Minutes trickled by as my concentration continuously shifted between the aether routes and the Spear Beaks that were amassing right outside.

I could feel Caera’s heart beating faster against my back while even Regis remained silent and tense within me.

Now!

The world shifted in a blink as tendrils of violet lightning coiled around me. In front of me was the canyon cliff directly on top of Old Broke Beak’s secret cave that we had passed by. Above us were a flock of Spear Beaks, each of which broke into a frenzy of squawking and cawing, feathers flying as they bumped each other in their rush to come after us.

“Caera!” I roared as I spun on my heels.